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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There was an economic study done between smokers and non-smokers to determine which were larger drains of social spending. The assumption was since smokers would be receiving more medical care due to their unhealthy habit, they would be a larger drain economically. The researchers found that smokers die so quickly that their healthcare costs and pension costs were much lower than non-smokers.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe I should start thanking smokers for their selflessness and sacrifice